Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Users are not necessarily rational and their needs are likely to change over time . |
| 2 | But he might still have been able to stop in time if he 'd braked hard enough . |
| 3 | Again , if the acceleration is poor the climb must not be steepened quickly or it will be impossible to recover in time if the launch fails . |
| 4 | I mean it , we may find yet , we do n't know we have n't applied , we , cos the reason that we have n't applied cos we did n't know until today exactly who we were going to invite and when we were going to hold it er so it would be ludicrous to apply for time off when you did n't even know the date you were holding it and who you were going to invite . |
| 5 | And he could see that the distance was in any case too short : his cannons would never be able to re-load in time . |
| 6 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 7 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 8 | If written music or AOR/MOR music is your thing , it helps to be able to stay in time . |
| 9 | All the fashions shown on the night will be available to order in time for the spring and summer social season . |
| 10 | In some cases it may be necessary to apply for time limits to be abridged . |
| 11 | Thoughts that were free to wander through time . |
| 12 | ‘ It means being able to count on time each week to deal with whatever the home priority is . |
| 13 | In some cases local authorities have even set up their own associations to deal with this , although since many housing associations are organized on a regional and increasingly even a national basis , local input is likely to diminish over time . |
| 14 | Indeed , this is likely to vary over time with changing social context . |
| 15 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
| 16 | The lawyer 's time will add to costs and is unlikely to result in time savings at a later stage . |
| 17 | Of course it is difficult to generalise over time and between parties with respect to the relations between party and Prime Minister , but in the recent past it has become clear that the Labour Party outside Parliament has been concerned to exert a greater measure of effective control over Labour Prime Ministers . |
| 18 | There are often long delays in obtaining visas ; be certain to apply in time . |
| 19 | He was accompanied by the track doctor , who was unable to return in time for Exeter to complete the meeting by their 10pm curfew . |
| 20 | The train , in mist , was unable to stop in time . |
| 21 | The other driver was unable to stop in time and crashed into the side of the elderly lady 's car . |